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Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday filed for an emergency order against President Donald Trump and the Department of Defense, seeking to block what he warned is the “militarization of Los Angeles.”
Since Friday, officers have had confrontations with protesters, leading to the use of pepper spray and flash bangs as officials announced more than 120 arrests amid flare ups of vandalism and violence.
Other Republicans support Trump's decision to deploy National Guard and Marines. Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday once again aligned himself with President Donald Trump, saying the president is "absolutely right" to send the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles as protests over against Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue-- and sided with the president's criticism of California Gov.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has filed an emergency request in federal court to block the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops and US.Marines in Los Angeles. Newsom argues that sending military forces onto city streets is unconstitutional.
Gavin Newsom filed a temporary restraining order on Tuesday to block President Trump from dispatching National Guard and U.S. Marine troops to patrol Los Angeles amid the ongoing ICE protests. The motion,
Homeland Security Secretary Noem blamed California Gov. Newsom for the need to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles protests.
The conflict between California Governor Gavin Newsom and Donald Trump over ICE raids in Los Angeles and the federalization of the National Guard has escalated today as the LAPD put the City of Angels on tactical alert over anti-deportation protests and resistance.